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William H DeWolf Army uniform/Union Army. Held by Ian Gilchrist 2017 William H DeWolf DeWolfe, William H (I222152541750) (16 Mar 1840 - 26 Mar 1884)	Leander Chute LEANDER CHUTE 1850 - 1913 HIS WIFE MARGARET E. DINGLEY 1854 - 1926 Leander Chute Dingley, Margaret Ellen (I222343627968) (1854 - 6 Dec 1926)	Dwinel C Griffin Headstone Originally posted on Find A Grave, Memorial ID #142749391, by Robert Hall on 18 Sep 2015. Dwinel C Griffin Headstone Dyer, Terena Elizabeth (I222174586669) (abt 1897 - Jan 1967)
US, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 - Matthias Farnsworth US, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 - Matthias Farnsworth Farnsworth, Mathias-Matthew (I222349565771) (Jan 1649 - 08 NOVEMBRE 1693)	MatthiasFarnsworth copy MatthiasFarnsworth copy Farnsworth, Matthias (I222349576252) (1612 - 1689)	41582800_127215919597 41582800_127215919597 Farnsworth, Matthias (I222349576252) (1612 - 1689)
Matthias_Farnsworth https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hc4w1k&view=image&seq=279&q1=Farnsworth Matthias_Farnsworth Farnsworth, Matthias (I222349576252) (1612 - 1689)	Farnsworth Family Tree, Richard et al Farnsworth Family Tree, Richard et al Farnsworth Jr, Richard F. (I222349577149) (1 Nov 1584 - 1616)	MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH Farnsworth* Phaneuf* III, Claude Mathias (I222349565497) (AUG 6, 1690 - 07 AOÛT 1773)
Claude-Mathias Fanef Claude-Mathias Fanef Farnsworth* Phaneuf* III, Claude Mathias (I222349565497) (AUG 6, 1690 - 07 AOÛT 1773)	MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH Farnsworth* Phaneuf* III, Claude Mathias (I222349565497) (AUG 6, 1690 - 07 AOÛT 1773)	Farnsworth to Finuf – A Fascinating Ancestry <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Researching our ancestry often leaves us in a quandary when we try to find names and relate them to people we believe we know, yet can’t find that perfect fit.<span>  </span>Why can’t those names stay the same?<span>  </span>It is frustrating to be unsure of our link to the past simply due to a name being spelled differently.<span>  </span>It is equally satisfying, however, when you find how and why the family name changed.<span>  </span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Such is the case with the Finuf name.<span>  </span>It is not a common name, but the convolutions of how it came to be changed from a far more likely English name, Farnsworth, provide for a most interesting story.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">To trace the odyssey of this great family name, we must begin far back in England, where we find a certain Thomas Farnsworth (1540-1600).<span>  </span>We know little about him, other than he produced a son, Elizeious, born in 1562 in Eccles, Lancashire.<span>  </span>His son, Richard Farnsworth, was born in Eccles in November of 1584.<span>  I must state, for the record, that I found data that suggests the family name may have been Falmouth or Farmouth.  Their close proximity to the city of Farnesworth created a very easy conversion resulting in the name as we know it.  In any case, Richard Farnesworth, </span>In 1608, married Elizabeth Marshe.<span>  </span>Among their children was a son, Matthias, born in 1612.<span>  </span>As you will see, the name Matthias became a central theme in the annals of the family, and, indeed, to all of us who owe our birthright, in part, to this fine family.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Matthias, like many others of his time, was greatly influenced by the strict religious rules of the Anglicans, and so joined the Puritans, and decided to leave England for the new colonies in North America.<span>  </span>We have no record of his exact arrival in the Massachusetts colony, but he is recorded as a resident of Lynn shortly after 1650.<span>  </span>Records of his marriages are a bit uncertain.<span>  </span>As best we know, he married Dorothy Robinson in 1633 in England.<span>  </span>She was born in 1614.<span>  </span>They had, we believe, three children:<span>  </span>Elizabeth, (1647); Matthias (II), (1649); and John (1651).<span>  </span>It is possible that all three of them were born in England, but one or more may have been born in Lynn.  </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;"> </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Dorothy died in 1652, in Lynn, Massachusetts.<span>  </span>In 1654, Matthias married Mary Farr, and they had eight more children.<span>  </span>These children sired a great many descendants all bearing the Farnsworth name.<span>  </span>But the fateful circumstance in the history of the Viers-Parsons family is found in the second-named Matthias.<span>  </span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">The Farnsworth family moved to the new settlement of Groton, Massachusetts along with other families, joining original settlers such as John and Sarah Nutting.  John Nutting was one of the leaders of the military action against the French-Canadians and Indians in what was called the King Philip's <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">or Metacomet's War</span> which began in 1675. <span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"> It was named after the Indian leader who was known to the English as Metacom or "King Phillip".  This conflict was a series of raids upon the small English settlements, including Groton, which lasted until a treaty was signed in April, 1678.  The war began on March 2, when two Indians raided the settlement and stole some livestock and other goods.  On March 13, 400 Indians hid in ambush, while two others drew out the settlers.  Nutting may have been one of the men drawn out into the ambush.  It is said he was shot at once, his head was severed and placed on a pole as a warning to the village.  Nutting's home was a garrison, considered safe during attacks.  But that evening, after his death, the Indians burned it and much of the rest of the town.  The women and children escaped and fled the town. </span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">It was nearly twelve years before the settlers felt safe enough to return to the settlement.<span>  John and </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Sarah Nutting had nine children.  The oldest, John, fought in the war, and he and his brother James returned when Groton was re-settled.  The rest of the children, along with their mother, never came back to Groton.  </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Among the children was a daughter, also named Sarah, born March 29, 1663.  S</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">he married Matthias Farnsworth in 1681.<span>  </span>Six children were born to this union: Joseph (1-17-1682/2-2-1682); Ebenezer (1684); Josiah (2-24-1687); Sarah (1688); Matthias (III) (8-6-1690); and Rebecca (1691).<span>  </span>Sadly, Rebecca  drowned in a well May 19, 1692.  Matthias and Sarah and their young family moved to nearby Deefield.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">In the early 1700’s New France (Canada) and New England were constantly at war.<span>  </span>The Indians of the area generally aligned with the French, and again started raiding the small settlements of Massachusetts.<span>  </span>Their fancy during these raids appears to be kidnapping younger children. Such was the case on August 11, 1704, when 14-year-old Matthias (III) was taken by the marauding Indians.<span>  </span>He was thought to be dead by his family.<span>  The marauding and kidnapping of youngsters continued for nearly twenty years in this area of northern Massachusetts.</span></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Incidentally, Matthias could neither read nor write, nor could he speak French or the Indian tongue.<span>  </span>His chances for survival were slim. </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">It is believed he served as a slave to the Indians.  Early in 1706, he was turned over to the priests of Saint Sulpice Seminary in Montreal;  more specifically, he was bought by Sir Francois Vachon de Belmont of the Sulpicians.<span>  </span>On January 10, he was baptized into the Catholic Church, his name given as Claude-Mathias Farneth.<span>  </span>The Claude was bestowed on the young lad by his godfather, Claude de Ramezay, Governor of Montreal.<span>  </span>His godmother was Elisabeth Souart, wife of Charles Lemoyne sieur de Longueuil.<span>  </span>Trying to give him a more French-sounding name, the “Farnsworth” became “Farneth”, then, later, at his wedding, became “Fanef”.<span>  </span>The French spelling also changed Matthias to Mathias.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">He requested naturalization on October 30, 1706.<span>  </span>It was granted in May of 1710.<span>  </span>He worked for the Sulpicians until 1711.<span>  </span>In gratitude for his services, on July 19, 1711, at twenty-one, he obtained from Sir de Belmont an estate at Riviere-des-Prairies, including land, house and farm buildings.<span>  </span>He never returned to Groton, and there is no record any contact with his family.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">On October 2, 1713, Claude-Mathias married his neighbor’s daughter, Catherine Charpentier.<span>  </span>They raised ten children to adulthood (two boys died very young).<span>  </span>Their six sons guaranteed the Fanef name would be carried on.<span>  </span>Together, the ten children gave them a total of 115 grandchildren.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Many variations of the name are found, all at the whim of whoever was doing the writing.<span>  </span>In 1755, we find the spelling “Phaneuf”.<span>  </span>This spelling persisted for many years and is still the most common version in Canada.<span>  </span>Some four generations later, Paul David changed the spelling to “Phinuff”.<span>  </span>His son, Joseph Alvin dropped the “Ph” and made it just an “F”.<span>  </span>Joseph did even more:<span>  </span>he left Canada and came to the United States.<span>  </span>Not back to Massachusetts, but to, of all places, Kansas, after a brief stay in Indiana, where he met and married Sarah Jemima Rockhill, daughter of an Ohio farmer, on January 1, 1850.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Of their nine children, perhaps as an indication of his patriotic American fervor, Joseph named his fifth son George Washington Finuff.<span>  </span>At this point, the family decided to drop the double “ff” on the end of the name, the final change.<span>  </span>George married Deborah Jane Sproat on February 18, 1885, in Westmoreland, Kansas.<span>  </span>Their second child was a girl, born June 20, 1889.<span>  </span>They named her Celia Mabel.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Celia married Guy Victor Parsons on March 3, 1909.<span>  </span>As fate would have it, while the Farnsworth family was settling Groton and fighting the French and Indians, some sixty miles to the southwest, Cornet Joseph Parsons and his wife, Mary Bliss Parsons, were raising their own family in the settlement of Northampton.<span>  </span>Those sixty miles were like a million.<span>  </span>It was to be ten generations before the two families were joined within the tree!</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">Celia and Guy Parsons had seven children, six of whom lived to adulthood.<span>  </span>Their third child was a girl named Grace Velma Parsons.<span>  </span>When she married Virgil Vern Viers on August 16, 1931, the final connection of the Viers-Parsons Family Tree was complete: they were my parents.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">In researching our tree, I found numerous connections to England, Ireland, Wales, France and Germany among others, but only the Finuf branch has the unique distinction of reaching to America, then leaving the fledging nation, and, finally, coming back again.<span>  </span>A most interesting ancestry indeed!</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">K.R. Viers, 2011</span></span></p> Farnsworth to Finuf – A Fascinating Ancestry Farnsworth* Phaneuf* III, Claude Mathias (I222349565497) (AUG 6, 1690 - 07 AOÛT 1773)
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